1. Craigs OTT dance-in, LOL. Sometimes less is more Craig!

2. NO to extra dancers, too distracting.

3. Why is Pixie always on last or almost last?

4. Simon's AT, dance of the series for me, loved it. Knew he had it in him.

5. A Roman gladiator paso, laughably awful, who's idea was that!

Love Zoe
Love Kevin
Trent thinks Spain is Rome
Tess is so annoying
Judy off

Have to agree with you mostly- although I noticed Trent's wife (the blonde one) was one of the backing dancers.

I thought Mark was really overmarked - his Charleston was poor - just a load of tricks. No where near as good as Sophie's last year or Chris Hollins or anyone's this year. Can't bear Karen.

Loved Trent's choreography

Loved Jake

1. Pasha loves dressing up

2. I think Craig marked Simon's AT right.

3. Judy actually danced,

4. IMOSteve & Ola really don't like each other & I hope they are put out of their misery tonight.

5. Mark gets on my pips.

1. Too much over"mark"ing and with one person in particular.
2 I disagreed with Craig's comparative marking giving 9's to mark & jake and 8's to simon & frankie.
3 Unnecessary distracting extra dancers.
4. I'm always surprised at the glowing comments that mark gets after watching him dance
5. "Iveta is a natural as a dead-pan comic actress, someone needs to cast her in something" Agree with this, i think she would be good as a bond girl.

1. Simon - one of the best dances of the series so far! I disagree with everyone saying that it was all about Kristina - name one argentine tango on strictly that hasn't got the woman seemingly doing most of the dancing around the man! The mood, choreography, was great.

2. I thought Frankie, Pixie and Caroline were all brilliant. Caroline could have been slightly lighter and bouncier yes but I sympathise as I struggle to keep my knees as high as hers for a whole routine.

3. Janette was unmemorable for me last year but this year she is fast becoming one of my favourite pros.

4. For me Craig's marking was weird tonight - only 8 for Frankie and Simon? 9 for Jake and Mark?!?! What is he on?

5. The atmosphere at Blackpool is always unbeatable. But please no more Wembley ever again!

1) thought it was a much improved show from last week

2). Worried about Sunetra. The curse of the a Samba?

3). Mark' s Charleston was lame. Awful choreography

4) Judy was actually better this week

5). Caroline's outfit was awful again. Lopsided and too short. Thought she had timing issues as well.

Same song as Kara's Ballroom Tango

1. Every dance overscored imo.........AGAIN!!
2. The backing dancers were utterly futile - Get rid.
3. Some much better music choices tonight.
4. Zoe is absolutely brilliant as a co-host. If only it could be Claudia and Zoe to host in future years.
5. The Argentine Tango should not be done by anyone until the semi final stage imo.
It should be a semi final eliminator dance.

1. Whoever decided that backing dancers was a good idea should be sacked! It doesn't just distract from the celeb, it highlights their weaknesses and makes each dance look even cheaper than the props do! And not a single one of the 'themes' for the dances worked.

2. Seriously, whoever's obsessed with getting celebs (and pros) to 'fly' needs to get over it. It was never a good idea, now it's just over-used and boring.

3. How on earth did Caroline get 9s and 10s for a distinctly average jive where she clearly stumbled

4. Bravo Simon!

5. Judy actually did some recognisable dance steps But Anton is still being a terrible choreographer.

Sneaky 6. Someone should time how long the celebs actually spend dancing rather than faffing around - I'd be surprised if anyone other than Pixie, Mark and Simon actually danced for more than a minute tonight!

1. Thought Pixie and Trent's Paso was going to be the dance of the night, but it wasn't even in my top 3.
2. HATED the backing dancers.
3. Zoe's dress was better than anything Tess has ever worn.
4. The opening dance gave me goosebumps and brought a tear to my eye (I didn't even mind the little girl singing).
5. If Janette is choosing the choreography, she is letting Jake down.

1) No more backing dancers ever again. Managed to get in the way far more than last year.
2) Janette continues to make routines that flatter to deceive. Very little dance content for Jake once again.
3) Americano is quite possibly the worst song to ever be used in a routine of Strictly, not only once but twice.
4) I'd love to know what Caroline has done to the costume department to deserve such poor and unflattering costumes. I don't think I've liked one yet!
5) Zoe is getting better and better.

1: Couldnt take me eyes off Pasha in the jive . I saw no one else , his legs barely touched the floor

2:HATED thd backing dancers , the just made the celebs look worse

3: Craigs dancing on made me howl with laughter . So attention seeking

4: Judy surprised me and wasnt too bad

5: Mark is so media savy and knows exactly how to play an audience

1. Mark didn't do much Charleston - it was all Karen
2. Jake didn't do much dancing - it was all Janette
3. For once it wasn't all Kristina and Simon did a decent AT
4. Loved Judy's dress
5. Didn't love Frankie's outfit

1. Pasha needs to under dance a bit and think up some memorable choreography.
2. The judges dancing is hide behind a cushion cringeworthy.
3. Janette is one hell of a dancer, but like Pasha she needs to highlight her celeb.
4. Why do people get so upset by over marking? It's irrelevant as long as its evenly distributed.
5. Pixie seems able to do anything given to her, but Darcy is right about overuse of her legs for shaping.

1. Jake has been working on his head and neck position, he just needs to find the happy medium, it was overdone, and made his upper body look wrong tonight

2. Trent's choreography blows me away

3. Vicky Gill must have had a headache, best costume was Judy's everyone else terrible

4. Long for the day we actually see some training videos

5. I liked the backing dancers, I thought they added a new dimension

1. I liked Caroline's outfit and thought her jive was brilliant.

2. Pixie and Trent amazing but odd costumes.

3. I thought Steve and Mark's dances were very muted and Mark was very overmarked.

4. Unfortunately I came in just as Simon got his scores so missed the first few dances.

5. And therefore I didn't see enough to do a complete five thoughts sorry!

1. I had forgotten that Blackpool always brings on massive overmarking from the judges ("It's the space, so fantastic!"... "Blackpool magic".... "Blackpool never disappoints"...) And then we got to Mark and I thought, hang on...
2. I did like Simon's Argentine Tango, it was sharp.
3. Sunetra seems to be fading a bit, such a shame, she could be in trouble.
4. Pixies's paso musak, help. Totally spoilt their dance for me. And what was Trent wearing? There are no words.
5. The judges seem to be droning on tonight, did they give them more time? Had to FF.

1. I'm back to pre-Samba Pixie and thinking, "Yeah- good dance, but I didn't feel excited by it".
2. On the one dance that Judy actually -you know- dances, we barely see her feet because of the ever more infuriating camera work.
3. Loved Simon's AT
4. The judges will look daft next week when the scoring gets back to normal.
5. Way too many backing dancers.

1. Craig's scores were a bit muddled - a nine for Mark, Jake & Caroline yet only an eight for both Frankie and Simon? Should've been the other way around IMO.
2. Pixie & Frankie danced the performances of the series so far!
3. There was a considerable amount of bad language tonight, it was funny!
4. The backing dancers were a bit off putting.
5. Judy's "I'm Spartacus" floored me.

(Cheeky 6). I don't get the hype for Jake, he is such a rigid dancer, although I have to admit this was his best performance.

1. Lovely ballroom themed group dance at the beginning. Makes such a change from the usual fare.
2. For me, Frankie was top of the pile and Judy bottom (even though it was her best dance)
3. Got proper fed up of all the backing dancers - especially when they were getting too involved with the routines (e.g. Jake and Janette). Not sure why they were deemed necessary and only led to a lot of faffing about!
4. Wouldn't mind if the four male celebs were the next four to leave. Can't warm to them at all (although Simon's probably the pick of the bunch).
5. Zoe is so much better than Tess it's embarrassing!

1. Strictly at it's best
2. Everyone danced well
3. Simon's AT wow wow wow.
4. Even Judy looked a bit better, why didn't Anton teach her to dance?
5. The best for last, soldier Pasha, dancing with 2 other hot soldiers. I will dream well tonight!

1) Was there any couple not over marked?

2) I genuinely thought Marks Charleston was poor - it seemed laboured and just generally quite dull.

3) Zoe has a natural charm and exuberance for the show that Tess lacks, she has been excellent.

4) Pixie is fast becoming the 'Natalie' of last year for me, I'm trying to appreciate her brilliant dancing but I just find it rather predictable and almost too good. Sorry, I know that is unfair on Pixie .

5) Darcey is beginning to irritate me more each week.

1. The show went by faster than the last two shows, which was a better pace.
2. Mark and Steve were both quite bland tonight in their dances. I found Mark lacked facial expression variation, and thought his dancing was not as "WOW' as the judges did. And Steve seems to want to get out of there, including standing at the back of the room most of the evening. Is that close to the exit?
3. Although I enjoyed Simon's AS, there have been several better ones from celebs in the past. But an improvement from him, for sure.
4. No "WOW' dances for me tonight that I want to go back and watch again. In fact, not that many of those at all this season. I have to say I lack a favourite this year, maybe that is the reason.
5. Zoe seems to make Tess more palatable.

It's raining 10's. hallelujah ! The curse of Blackpool, back to 8's next week?

Thought the show a bit flat this week.

Did like Frankie, Pixie and Caroline's dances.

Liked the end of Simon's AT.

Did not like Sunetra and Jake's dances.